1[15B. Protection of action taken in good faith.-- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations or any census-officer or any member of the census staff for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder.]
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir.Section 3 · Central Government to take census.Section 4 · Appointment of census staff.Section 4A · Staff of every local authority to be made available for taking census.Section 5 · Status of census authorities as public servants.Section 6 · Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 18 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2018-03-21. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.